The Great Trail

The Great Trail (HM56G)

Location: West Chester, PA 19382 Chester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 56.89', W 75° 35.627'

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The Great Trail of the Minquas or Susquehanna Indians from the Susquehanna to the Schuylkill crossed the present road about this point. It was the path prior to 1670 for their conquest of the Lenni-Lenape or Delaware Indians and for trade with the first Dutch and Swedish settlers on the Delaware River. Thousands of beaver skins yearly being carried down over this "Beaversrede" or Beaver Road to Fort Beaversrede on the site of Philadelphia and to other neighboring trading posts.
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HM NumberHM56G
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Year Placed1925
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical Commission and the Chester County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 8:20am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 449276 N 4422173
Decimal Degrees39.94816667, -75.59378333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 56.89', W 75° 35.627'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 56' 53.40" N, 75° 35' 37.62" W
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Area Code(s)610, 484
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 828-832 S High St, West Chester PA 19382, US
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